Somalia: SWALIM Quarterly Newsletter (Jan - March 2026)
Country: Somalia
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Please refer to the attached file.
Key highlights include:
Strengthened drought and flood early warning through CDI analyses, climate updates, river monitoring products, and the Gu 2026 Seasonal Climate Outlook.
Capacity-building initiatives on impact-based flood forecasting, anticipatory action, early warning systems, and land and crop suitability assessment.
Updated river breakage assessments along the Juba and Shabelle rivers to support flood preparedness and risk reduction.
Progress on Somalia’s Land Cover Reference System, Prosopis mapping, and strategic borehole monitoring.
Insights from the Gu 2026 National Climate Outlook Forum, which emphasized that the season should be treated as a stabilization window rather than a full recovery season. ...